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Bartram's Bitters Cocktail Party
Join us during our Honey Festival celebration on Sunday, September 7 and enjoy delicious bites and handcrafted cocktails inspired by Bartram's Bitters -- a curious and beautiful flavor created from a Bartram family recipe by Philadelphia Distilling.
Our celebrity guest bartender for the party will be Katie Loeb, Philly's own Cocktail Queen and "farm-to-bar" pioneer. Her libations have shaped the drink menus of some of the city's best eateries and bars, including Iron Chef Jose Garces' first restaurant, Amada; Chick's Café & Wine Bar; Oyster House; Tapestry; and Han Dynasty. Katie has dreamed up a heavenly new cocktail for the event -- the Queen Bee's Knees, prepared with Bartram honey and bitters, lemon juice, and a green tea-infused gin. The perfect drink to enjoy on a sweet, late-summer afternoon!
Local spirits provided by Philadelphia Distilling and seasonal, honey-themed cheese and fruit pairings by Fair Food.
Bluegrass tunes by local favorites Noggin Hill.
Ticket Prices:
$25 per person | $20 for Bartram's Garden Members | $30 at the door
Arrive by boat for $50 per person | $40 for Bartram's Garden Members -- Includes scenic round-trip Schuylkill River cruise to and from Bartram's Garden aboard Patriot Harbor Lines' mini commuter yacht.
Cruise Schedule:
The Patriot will depart promptly at 3 pm on September 7 from the Walnut Street Dock at 25th & Walnut Streets; please arrive 10 minutes early.
The Patriot will depart promptly from Bartram's Garden at 5:30 pm to return guests to the Walnut Street Dock in Center City.
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The History
How does John Bartram, America's first botanist, inspire a new interpretation of a traditional cocktail mixer? While organizing books in the Bartram's Garden archives, curator Joel Fry found a folded piece of paper tucked into an 1846 copy of A.B. Stong's The American Flora. The handwritten paper, "Receipt For Making Bartram's Homestead Bitters," included a formula. It is not signed or dated, but probably dates back to the mid-19th century and is written in the hand of John William Bartram (1813 - 1866), a great-grandson of John Bartram, the botanist.
The "Receipt"
The recipe calls for mixing several astringent plant extracts -- gentian root, prickly ash bark, cherry bark, and calamus root -- with aromatics and flavorings in an alcohol/water base. The aromatics and flavorings combine European medicinal plants, orange peel, caraway, bitter almond, and native North American species sassafras and wintergreen. The base was diluted, sweetened with sugar, and colored. The final product would have been a potent 37.5% alcohol or 75 proof.
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LocationBartram's Garden (View)
54th Street and Lindbergh Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19143
United States
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